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Setting First-Year, First-Generation College Students on the Bridge to Success
By: Nicole Howard. Summer bridge programs fill in the gap of being college ready, helping first-year, first-generation or any student looking for extra support in a new environment start out on a successful path.
Learning for Life: New Skills for New Jobs
Predicting the future is challenging, but Global Education Futures has developed a thoughtful view of successful future student learning--one that is a bit different in language and tone than the U.S. dialogue.
The One Chart You Need to Help HigherEd Learners Succeed
By: Gunnar Counselman. I stumbled into a profound insight about personalized education and student value that fits on a single chart and can be the foundation of a college’s student success strategy.
15 HigherEd Student Personas That Will Help You Redesign Learner Experience
By: Gunnar Counselman. Working with dozens of higher education organizations has led us to the discovery of the 15 most common student “personas,” shedding light on what motivates different types of students.
Build A Relationship Strategy to Support Students In-Class and Out
As college graduation dropout rates continue to increase, it is important for us to focus on providing students with the support they need for success through the 3 P's: purpose, people and path.
The Rollercoaster of Career Choice: From Aspiring Physicist to Social Entrepreneur
By: Omar Bawa. Members of GenDIY may not find a direct career path, but the knowledge they gain along the journey will eventually benefit them, whatever their final destination ends up being.
Personalizing Post High School Readiness
By: Jennifer Ghidiu. The question of how to best set up our students for success in life is not a question of getting them access to college. The most important question is what individual pathway is best for each student.
Three Paradoxes Confronting the Global Educator
By: Valerie Hannon. Many educators see the promise of personalizing education, however here are three paradoxes that can result when seeking to personalize learning in this era of globalization.
Blended, Project-Based and Social Emotional Learning at Thrive Public Schools
A San Diego school gives visitors a glimpse of the future of learning--blended, personalized and competency-based.
Goodbye Resumes, Hello Digital Portfolios
By: Heather Hiles. GenDIY is hacking the traditional resume just as they're hacking all other aspects of their lives by are creating digital portfolios that better tell the story of the pathway they're carving in life.